The Washington critic., 1887-11-11
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

How to Reach All PORTIONS OF the
National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, o cent?.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor of
all cars. for % cents. good on any limo.
Washington and GEORGETOWN RaIlroad-starts
ut Georgetown, corner Of lligh street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, cast along
snss M sSae oP Paaf SfSS con- con-
Coran Gallery, stat :, Waruni Navy Depart
ments Presidents House. Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson: Department of Justice (halt-
ing at Fiftt enth street, whore transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Brnnch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
Inrtinent; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of tho city,
crossing Seventh street west at Center
Market where transfers arc given to tho
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac RlyerJ
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as.
cendlng south side OF Capitol lIll, contin-
ming along Is street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street cast past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth street Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west out
Fourteenth street TO boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue. Rs.
turning, same route. Transfers given oand
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
Scvcnthstrcct Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs duo south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postofllces, Odd'fel-
lows liall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
ut Centre Market and city Postoflico (wherc
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across tho Mall, past tho
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum 10 the wharves Of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan 1iailwny-Lcaylug Georgetown,
where II makes circuit of West, lli,h,
faycttc, Second DumbartOn and Mont
gomcry streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the visitation High
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery
over Rock Creek to 7 street north thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tHl residences of the West End, including
that Of the British minister; along Seven.
teCnth street west to II street north, Four.
tecnth street to- T. passing W lllnrd's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (wherc
transfers are given 10 the Ninthstrect
Branch), past the Patent and Post Oiicca,
TO Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary Square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delaware
avenue, to u street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead Of Indiana avenue.
War and Navy Departments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above limo at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Brnncll-Starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (whore II CON
meets with Silver SPRINGS Branchl, divorglng
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postofcos at + street (whcrc
transfers are given to main limo east or
wcst), thence to B street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street TO Missouri avenue, to Four.
and-a.half street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
| Silver Springs Branch-starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.street Branch, following
sity and schaotzen Park, to entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Hore. Returning,
same route.
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
| street; thence on Massachusetts avonue to
ii street north, past tho Government Print.
ing Onice to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Bennings Bridge
road. Returning, Same route.
| North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt) Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and.a.half street, thence Gust to First west,
north to q street, west TO Fourth street
north to ? street, west to Eleventh street
south to street north. west to Fourteenth
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
| and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over o Instead oi
| = street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia Misunderstanding from foot OF
| Seventh street, along NJ street. south
| past navy.yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
| and over the Anacostia Bridge To Union
| town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route Transfers
| ts and from Avenue Line or SCyonth-strcct
| Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road . cents.
| Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest Fare, Z
| cents; six tickets for % cents. Horse-car
tickets are also received as fare.
| Herdlc cabs are run TO any part OF the city
Fare % cents, within | mile; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.
The Parks.